The Friend

[Verse 1]
Imagine you're the same as everyone
You’re perfectly the same as all the people you know
And everyone you know is just a face on a wall
And if you wanna be alone they've got a pill for it all

You just have to ask and it will come to you
A friendly voice that always knows the best for you
A comfortable room where you are never alone
A tightly-sealed womb from which you'll never be born

[Chorus]
And the friend in the corner
Offers everything and nothing at all
And the friend in the corner
Watches everything no matter how small

[Post-Chorus]
See, the friend took a reading at the moment you were born
And the friend will be watching when you check out of it all
Never left you, never let you fall, never felt a single thing for you at all
Your friend, until the end, your perfect and permanent friend

[Verse 2]
It gave you everything that you could ever want
And life is so much easier than it ever was
And if you feel alone it can pretend you’re in love
Mimic anything that you've been dreaming of

You just have to ask and it will come to you
A friendly voice that always knows the best for you
A comfortable room where you are never alone
A tightly-sealed womb from which you'll never be born

[Bridge]
And if you ever wonder what lies outside the walls
And if you ever cry out for an end to it at all
First the friend takes a reading, then the friend makes a cure
Then the friend sits and watches 'til you don't care anymore
Shows a thousand smiling faces on your wall
Happy people who invite you to join in their song
They sing along
Over and over

[Outro]
On and on and on
It's the same, the same, the same
On and on and on
It's the same for everyone

On and on and on
It's the same, the same, the same
On and on and on
It’s the same for everyone

On and on and on
It’s the same, the same, the same
On and on and on
It's the same for everyone

On and on and on
It’s the same for everyone